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h/t to @hkperkinson.bsky.social -- great find!

🤨The trouble AI is making for traditional school systems should be a wake up call. 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 -- 𝗜𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗨𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗜𝘀 https://bit.ly/45fIZcq 📸: Chuan Ming Ong/Edutopia #mastery 1/2

You could fit ALL 56,000 people who own thrice the wealth as the planet's bottom 50% into Dodger Stadium. 🤯 📸: World Inequality Report, Canva

"...leaving the top 0.001%—fewer than 60,000 multimillionaires—with three times more wealth than the poorest half of the world’s population combined."🫠 #inequality #socioeconomics #classconsciousness #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum #progressive #woke #socialjustice 2/2

"[T]he chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else continued to expand this year..." 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟬.𝟬𝟬𝟭% 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝟯𝘅 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 https://bit.ly/4oYrEMg 📸: Made w/ MidJourney 1/2

With each undergrad class I teach (# < 30 per class) I write a personal note on a nice card & place it in envelope & pass out on last day of class. I tell them what they are great at. The students love it & keep the cards. I urge you to try it. #EduSky #AcademicSky

Have you heard?! After 26 years at the helm, our Founder, Sally Carless, has passed the torch! 𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 | 𝗚𝗟𝗢𝗕𝗔𝗟 𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 https://bit.ly/44zrXpE 📸: Gemini & Bitmoji #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum #progressive 1/3

An important addendum to "look for the helpers" is "and then join them."

"[R]eading is declining big time, not just for parents reading to children, but for all segments of our society.” 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 https://bit.ly/4ahLLkV 📸: the 74 #kidlit 1/4

"Sea urchins are remarkable creatures," 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 https://bit.ly/3MtXQd2 📸: rigel #environmentaljustice #socialjustice #peacestudies #globalcitizen 1/4

there is a very good book about transatlantic exchange of fascist, eugenicist and racist ideas in the early 20th century and how those ideas shaped the nazi government in its early years. this has been transformed in popular understanding to "the nazis copied jim crow"

You know your child has truly become a lover of reading when books join the other must-haves they'll refuse to leave home without (water bottle, fidget spinner, etc). #childhoodliteracy #booklovers #sounditout #fiction #kidlit 1/2

"Watch us." Two simple words with incredible power. 💥 The next generation isn't waiting for permission to lead. They are stepping up, speaking out, and demanding better. It’s not just about the future; it’s about creating change right now. #LittleMissFlint 📸: Mari Copeny (source photo) 1/2

Education isn't merely the transmission of facts; it’s the ignition of a spark. 🕯️ At Global Village School, we share Robert Frost's (attributed) vision: guiding students to find their own path and awakening them to the joy of a lifetime of learning and growth. #edusky 1/3

Calling all writers! Narrative Magazine's HS Writing Contest is now taking submissions. 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 | 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗲 https://bit.ly/4rNMmBe 📸: Hannah Grace #creativewriting 1/2

"I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” 👐🌿 – Robert Frost #teacherlife #edusky

ON THIS DAY in 1976, the UN adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons affirming that "that all persons with disabilities have the same rights as other persons." 🙌 #humanrights 1/3

🤯An amazing resource! Intended for cultural institutions like museums and libraries, this science-backed guide for engaging and activating youth is a must read: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝟮𝟱𝟬 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 https://bit.ly/48r5HRd 📸: Made By Us #accredited #secular #homeschool

Refining the art of personalized education since 1999. Over the last quarter-century, families from all over the world have come to us certain of two things: they want what's best for their kids' education, and they're utterly terrified of making the wrong choice. #accredited 1/7

🙀What's it like being a teenager in 2025? In a word: complicated. Here's a round-up of some recent stories that, taken together, paint a complex portrait of contemporary youth. 📸: Vitaly Gariev #accredited #secular #homeschool 1/11

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Recess at the middle school, after 6 inches of snow has fallen, is like Mad Max Thunderdome #edusky #teaching

🥹There are few joys in life like watching your kids level up. Little people are making discoveries on the regular, and one of the true gifts of non-traditional schooling is that you actually get to be there when they happen! #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum

I think children and young people need to feel a sense of discovery even while adults are guiding the content and the environment. Being curious is a skill we can learn how to use! It gives us a sense of agency. If we only ever memorise what people have already found out, learning becomes static. 🤷‍♀️

💪 📸: Gene Herrick #sjw #socialjustice #racialjustice

There is a pervasive myth that to get into a top university, your child needs to stay on the classic conveyor belt: same classes, same tests, same extracurriculars as everyone else. 😵‍💫 📸: Times of London #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum

🙏Feeling thankful for these excellent educational resources today: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 https://bit.ly/3M1rJBe 📸: Uncivil History #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum

Why parents choose globalvillageschool.org: #accredited #secular #studentled #childdirectedlearning #progressive #socialjustice #peacestudies #globalcitizen #homeschool #curriculum #k8curriculum #hscurriculum #woke #homeschooling #distancelearning #diplomaprogram

Part of the impetus behind the founding of Global Village School in 1999 was to provide an alternative learning environment for LGBTQIA+ students experiencing school bullying. #pride #thekidsarealright #accredited #secular #homeschool #socialjusticeeducation

🤔Writing isn't about the final draft; it's about the thinking that gets us there. An English teacher of 28 years reflects on the adjustments they've made for honing the craft of writing in the age of AI: 📸: Aaron Burden #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum

At GVS, we work hand-in-hand with our parents to help kindle kids' natural curiosity, nurturing their budding self-confidence from day one. We let your learner's unique style guide their learning journey, cultivating a bespoke experience that encourages them to grow their own way. #accredited

Why choose GVS? For those 'aha' moments! #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum #k8curriculum #hscurriculum #progressive #woke #homeschooling #socialjustice #peacestudies #globalcitizen #distancelearning #diplomaprogram

Some great titles in this list AND more great recs from the staff of the Chicago Public Library! 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 https://bit.ly/49mfMj6 #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum

Supplement your curriculum with evidence based, social justice-oriented courses from GVS! K8 Curriculum https://bit.ly/4krv3Ba HS Curriculum https://bit.ly/3Ftfp9Q #accredited #secular #homeschool #curriculum 1/5

Very soon, AI will handle the book banning.🫠 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 https://bit.ly/49QYTNC 📸: MidJourney #accredited #secular #homeschool

"[M]y 15-year-old (an honor roll student) told me, ’you're never too old to go back to school, mom.'" 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮 https://bit.ly/43pi2Cs 📸: Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite #diplomaprogram

🤓A bit of bookish wisdom from the incomparable Lou Alcott: "Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort." -Louisa May Alcott 🎥: MidJourney 🎙️: ElevenLabs #readearly #readoften #readaloud #kidlit #bibliophile

Don’t allow anyone to tell you that being a library ghost in the afterlife “doesn’t classify” as an appropriate long-term goal.

"Fedora Man" was just a sharply dressed French teenager trying to visit the Louvre😂 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱: 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 https://bit.ly/4nQ2ZZT 📸: Thibault Camus/AP #thekidsarealright 1/3

😃What lights your child up? What activates them? At Global Village School we want to work with your kid's passions, not against them. (We're educators, after all, not party-poopers!💩) #accredited #secular #homeschool 1/4

👀We see you, New Mexico! 𝗜𝗻 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 https://bit.ly/4hBP484 📸: Adam Schultz #socialjustice 1/3

School doesn't have to be boring. #secular #progressive #accredited #homeschool #distancelearning #diplomaprogram

Every young person has a story to tell! 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 & 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 | 𝗡𝗮𝗡𝗼 𝟮.𝟬 https://bit.ly/3LiXQvP 📸: NaNo2.0 National Novel Writing Month may be extinct, but the fun's far from over for young wordsmiths.😃 #youngwriters #writingresources #teachertips 1/3

🥳An awesome local resource for our families in or near the "unceded Osage and Haudenosaunee lands" known as Pittsburgh: 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗹-𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗷 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 https://bit.ly/3Lj6evi 📸: BAARML #mobilelibrary #libraries #educationforliberation 1/3

👻Stay spooky, Global Villagers!🦇 #happyhalloween

👩‍👧‍👦Been thinking about this timeless quote all day. 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼 '𝗡𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼' 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗮: 𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 https://bit.ly/4qBRszI 📸: by GVS using Canva #inspiration #laughter #education #socialjustice 1/2

🤓MUST READ: a fun bit of educational history for anyone interested in the evolution of learning systems for kids! 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 https://bit.ly/434h3HL 📸: John Comenius #childrensliterature 1/5

"I do not want the family table to be a battleground for his bodily autonomy." 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗱 𝗜𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗜𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 https://bit.ly/4nudUZ4 📸: Annelise Capossela 1/4